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Normally, we put the most important news of the day at the top of the page. Thereafter, the broad organizing concept is: (1) stories about presidential politics, (2) stories about Senate politics, (3) stories about House politics, and (4) stories about state politics.
This is not a hard and fast rule, of course. That said, do you know how much of an afterthought you have to be when you launch your presidential campaign, and yet you end up at the bottom of the page? And yet, that is where the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. belongs. He's going to get some attention, and he might even be a minor annoyance to Joe Biden in primary season, the way a flea annoys a dog during the summer or a fly annoys Mike Pence during a debate. So, we feel we have to write RFK Jr. up. However, he has about as much chance of being president as Sarah Palin does. So, we're not going to put this item anywhere near our "serious news" real estate.
Not only did Kennedy formally announce his presidential bid yesterday, he also brought his campaign website, kennedy24.com, online. The very fact that he was able to get that URL tells you how unserious a candidate he is. If you wanted haley24.com or pence24.com or pompeo24.com, you needed to jump on that years ago. If you wanted biden24.com, you probably needed to jump on that more than a decade ago. But nobody bothered to squat on kennedy24.com.
If you look at the site, you can imagine a potentially viable presidential contender. He's got some ideas of the sort that please many Democrats, and he's obviously a member of one of the great dynastic families in American political history. That said, he doesn't have a fraction of the charisma of his dad or his uncles. And, of course, he's a well-known nutter, prone not only to anti-science thinking but also conspiracy theorizing. That just won't play with voters on the left side of the aisle.
Another sign that he's not a serious candidate? He's struggling to pick up endorsements... from other Kennedys. Keep in mind how much bad behavior these people are willing to overlook, even among the black sheep of the family. And then consider that the relatives describe Bobby Jr. as "sad" and "tragic" and "who?" Every single Kennedy that CNN talked to for that linked piece said they are voting Biden in 2024.
So, there's not going to be a Junior Kennedy in the White House anytime soon. Well, until JFK Jr. comes out of hiding and forms a fusion ticket with Donald Trump, allowing the pair to take their rightful places on the American throne:
Note that the 25th anniversary of JFK Jr.'s alleged "death" arrives on July 16, 2024. And whaddya know; the Republican National Convention will take place from... July 15 to July 18, 2024. Need we say more? (Q)